The detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has spent his second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.
Mr El -Rufai has been detained since Monday when he honoured the agency’s invitation for questioning over corruption allegations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor was being grilled over alleged fraud during his tenure as governor from 2015 to 2023.
A source from the EFCC told NAN on Tuesday night that Mr El-Rufai would spend the night with the commission’s interrogators.
”As I am talking to you now the former governor is still with our interrogators and he will be spending the night with them,” the source said Tuesday evening.
According to the source, the agency would be diligent in its investigation over the allegations levelled against the former governor. ”I can assure you that EFCC will do its job professionally by attending to all issues raised against him,” the source added.
The source, who could not confirm when he would be released or charged in court, said that depended on the progress of investigations.
Mr El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, had confirmed the detention in a statement on Monday, noting that the former governor honoured the commission’s invitation and held discussions with its officials.
According to him, Mr El-Rufai had a frank and fruitful interaction with EFCC investigators.
He added that his legal team described the officials’ conduct as professional.
Mr Adekeye noted that the former governor remained with the commission after the engagement on Monday.